Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Most of his gag lines start funny enough but he keeps going and going and going until the joke is dead.
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Film & TV
Sound of Metal
A musician loses hearing, and this is the story of him coming to terms with that and his struggle to regain it.
Apollo 11
This isn’t a narrative documentary. It’s a look at the events we already know from a new angle.
Archer
Archer is back for the final season of what has been one of the best TV shows of late. It is extremely well-written.
UnReal
A scripted drama that follows the production crew of a reality TV show. So it’s behind the scenes but not really.
Mrs. Wilson
This story falls foul of the biopic trap – it fails to tell a good story.
There are all the things required to make a great story but it just misses the mark and that’s because they stick to the facts.
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Going into this, I didn’t know much about the show. All I knew was the vibe – it was about drag queens. Yes, I know I must be living under a rock.
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The Rook
The Rook – Al Blyth & Sam Holcroft This is part of my unedited thoughts series. 9/10 This series has such an interesting take on the superhero trope. It looks at the possibility of the superhero becoming a servant or slave to the state or highest bidder. We are introduced into this world in
Mystery Road
This is a great story. We are woven into the lives of this outback town where two young men have gone missing.
Gone Baby Gone
The way the story unfolds in this film is bizarre, causing the pacing to feel completely off.